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Ancient Greece

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Greece is located in which area of Europe?

a)

Northeastern

b)

Southern

c)

Southeastern

d)

Northern

2.

The mainland of Greece is located on a __________.

a)

island

b)

peninsula

c)

atoll

d)

mountain

3.

Almost 75% of the Greek mainland is covered by _________.

a)

mountains

b)

rocks

c)

water

d)

trees

4.

The Ancient Greeks formed separate (a)   .

5.

The earliest Greeks were called ___________.

a)

Mycenaeans

b)

Minoans

c)

Dorians

d)

Trojans

6.

In the 1400s BC, the Minoans were conquered by the (a)   .

7.

Minoans earned a living from _____ _____ and traded with Cyprus, Canaan, Mesopotamia, and Egypt's Old Kingdom.

a)

Mining

b)

Copper and Silver

c)

Sea Trade

d)

Bronze

8.

land surrounded on three sides by water, and connected to a landmass on the fourth side

a)

peninsula

b)

mountain range

c)

island

d)

high spot

9.

the peninsula in southern Greece where the city-state Sparta was located

a)

Athens

b)

Delphi

c)

Peloponnesus

d)

Olympia

10.

a style of government that gives power to citizens to make decisions by voting

a)

democracy

b)

autocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

tyranny

11.

a style of government that gives power a few powerful individuals, such as the wealthy and military leaders

a)

democracy

b)

autocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

tyranny

12.

a style of government in which a leader has invaded and taken over control of the land and the people

a)

democracy

b)

autocracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

tyranny

13.

An area within a country that is small like a city, but acts like a country with its own laws and style of government

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Troy

d)

city-state

14.

a city-state in Greece that is known for having a strong army

a)

Athens

b)

Sparta

c)

Delphi

d)

Troy

15.

A city-state within Greece that was known for education and philosophy

a)

Delphi

b)

Athens

c)

Sparta

d)

Troy

16.

Infantry soldier who carried a long spear.

(a)  

17.

A military formation where Hoplites fought together in closely spaced rows with overlapping shields.

(a)  

18.

The Iliad was a story about the (a)   .

19.

Homer wrote the _________ and the ________.

(a)  

20.

war between groups of people from the same country

a)

civil war

b)

domination

c)

colonialism

d)

plague

21.

a group of people living in a new area who still have ties to their homeland

a)

colony

b)

Sparta

c)

Athens

d)

territory

22.

another name for city-state

a)

country

b)

trading post

c)

polis

d)

police

23.

open area used as a marketplace or a gathering place for debate and discussion of issues important to the people

a)

city- state

b)

agora

c)

polis

d)

flea market